I came out of the fitness center yesterday and saw a couple loading up their air mattresses and other swimming gear. They had been enjoying a Sunday afternoon of swimming and playing water volleyball. I commented: \u201cLooks like you had fun in the sun” and the woman replied \u201cYes! It was such a beautiful day!\u201d And to her comment, I said, \u201cWell, enjoy it while it lasts because before long it will be snowing!\u201d She returned: \u201cOh, please don\u2019t say that!\u201d And then I thought\u2026.for goodness sake, where did that come from? I just brought in a negative image into their otherwise beautiful day. That’s just not like me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m the one that is usually wanting to put my finger to people’s lips and say “Shhh — don’t say that!” Especially when I hear them say things like \u201cI\u2019m so stupid”, “I can just look at a cookie, and I gain weight”, “I get a cold this time every year”, “I could never win at that”, “I\u2019ll never be able to afford that”, “I\u2019m too old to do that”, etc. And, you know what\u2026..they will continue to get what they are saying and thinking. \u201cWhoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit” (1 Peter 3:10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am typically an optimistic thinker and speaker. I wasn\u2019t born that way, but through conscious effort and repetition, it’s now my mode of operation\u2026.usually, except for that \u201csnow\u201d remark yesterday. Can I blame it on a “senior moment”? In all seriousness, I anticipate happiness, good health and success, and I sincerely believe that I can overcome any obstacle and difficulty with a “can-do” attitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Optimistic and positive people really do experience happy feelings; their eyes are bright, they’re almost always smiling, they have more energy and their whole being broadcasts good will, happiness and success. Even their health is affected in a positive way, and they walk tall, their voices are more powerful and their body language shows the way they feel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Positive thinking and speaking is contagious, but so is negative thinking and speaking. We really can become optimistic and control and change our thoughts and what comes out of our mouths.. It\u2019s like changing the channel on a TV \u2013 we see a program we don\u2019t want to watch, so we change the channel. In the same way, when a negative thought comes to us, rather than continuing to think that negative thought\u2026.change the channel to something good and positive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If we make a conscious effort to speaking positive, writing positive, reading positive, watching positive and take actions that make us feel positive, eventually, it will be second nature for us to shift any negative focus to positive. If we persevere, we will transform the way our mind thinks, as well as the beautiful things that will start coming our way. So, let\u2019s start thinking before we speak. Those positive thoughts might produce the harvest we\u2019ve been believing for!\u201d Right Thinking. Right Words. Blessed Life!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Proverbs 18:4 \u201cA person’s words can be life-giving water; words of true wisdom are as refreshing as a bubbling brook.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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